Hello, Mom + Blog Hop

Simon Says Stamp | Beautiful Days Release
04/08/2023

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Hi there!

Today I’m super excited to be participating in a Blog Hop to celebrate the Simon Says Stamp Beautiful Days Release!

If you’re following along on the hop you probably got here from Maura Hibbitts’ blog – but if not, you can start from the top at the Simon Says Stamp Blog!

From now until 4/9/2023 at 11:59 pm EST you can use the code BUD and get a gorgeous Flower Garden emboss and cut folder FREE with a purchase of $30 or more!

Be sure to leave a comment below (and at each stop on the hop) because Simon is giving away a $25 coupon to one commenter on each blog! Winners will be posted on the Simon Says Stamp blog on Wednesday, April 12th. If you’re a winner, just email Simon Says Stamp to claim your prize!

For my stop on the hop, I’m sharing this beautiful watercolor card I created using items from this amazing release (and a few other Simon Says Stamp products)!

This card features the Garden Fresh Stamp Set. I just can’t help but love the softness of this card!

To make this card:

  1. 1.Heat emboss the tulips from the stamp set on watercolor cardstock using white embossing powder.
  2. Create your watercolors by smooshing your inkpads onto a glass mat or other non- porous surface and adding a bit of water. The inks I used are listed in the supply list below.
  3. Watercolor your tulips and leaves.
  4. Once the tulips are dry, do a messy watercolor in a shard of pale blue for the background.
  5. Let the panel dry completely, then splatter with white acrylic paint and more of the pale blue watercolor. I like to put a piece of paper towel over the center of the image to keep all the splatter from messing up the details.
  6. Die cut a mini tag and stamp the “Hello” sentiment on it using the same blue color ink as your blue background.
  7. Die cut the Fancy Mom die out of white cardstock and pop-up foam and adhere them.
  8. Die cut the shadow die from the Fancy Mom out of vellum.
  9. Adhere the sentiment to the shadow.
  10. When your watercolor panel is dry, trim it down using a die (I used a deckled edge die) or a decorative scissors.
  11. Add foam adhesive to the back of your panel and adhere it to your card front.
  12. Adhere your Fancy Mom die cut to the panel.
  13. Tie a bit of twine to the Hello tag and secure the tag behind the Fancy Mom on the panel with a bit of glue. I also used a tiny piece of foam adhesive on one corner of the tag to give it dimension.
  14. Add a few gems for some shine!

I hope you like this project and that it inspires you to create something wonderful!

Thank you for stopping by my blog today and for joining in on our Hop! If you’re following along in order, this is your last stop! But just to be sure you didn’t miss any, the full list of blogs on the hop today are:

Simon Says Stamp Blog

Nina-Marie Trapani

Caly Person

Debby Hughes

Suzy Plantamura

Bibi Cameron

Yana Smakula

Lisa Addesa

Amy Rysavy

Emily Midgett

Maura Hibbitts

Jean Doeringsfeld

Don’t forget to leave a comment below for a chance to win!

Have a wonderfully creative day, everyone!

      jd

supplies

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139 Comments

  1. Judy Iverson

    I just love your choice of colors. Beautiful!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  2. Barbara-Jean K

    What a beautiful and delicate card!

    • Jean

      Aw! Thank you ♥️♥️

  3. Dorothy Ayotte

    That is a very sweet, soft card! Wonderful colors.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  4. Shelley

    A lovely card! really want this stamp set.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️. I hope you get it! It can be used for so many occasions!

  5. Jade

    So elegant and beautiful! I love your card!!!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  6. Leigh Alyson Norris

    Wow….love the deckle edge. Love the watercolor background. Love the floral images. I guess you could say I love every bit of this card! Just beautiful!

    • Jean

      Aw! Thank you so much! ♥️♥️

  7. Sandy

    This card is so beautiful – Any Mom would love to get this card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  8. Maureen Reiss

    This is really Beautiful!!!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  9. Patricia Coleman

    Such a beautiful card from this month’s SSS release!!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  10. Lissette Long

    Love the CAS design and the elegant card. Thanks for the inspiration.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  11. Denise Bryant

    Very sweet card! I love the image and your beautiful watercoloring!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  12. Shar Zar

    Your card design is just so light and dainty.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  13. Shar Zar

    Your card design is just so light and dainty.

  14. Sheri Kempke

    Love your card–so pretty! Love the watercoloring!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  15. Kim Lundstrom

    Oh that’s just so pretty!! A momma would be lucky to receive a card like this. Definitely worth framing!!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  16. Kit A

    What a lovely card! It is soft and elegant!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  17. Lynn Chan

    Lovely watercolour card! 🙂

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  18. Mirella ROGAN

    This is a truly beautiful card, I absolutely love it!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  19. Marisela Delgado

    Very beautiful card! 💜

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  20. Debbie Frank

    Such a lovely card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  21. Terry White

    Very pretty card! I love that Mom die and the way you made it pop with a lightly colored background!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  22. Alexandra Y

    Stunning!!!

    • Jean

      Aw! Thank you ♥️♥️

  23. Kristen Snoozy

    Beautiful and delicate. So many fun and different creative products in this release

    • Jean

      Thank you, Kristen ♥️♥️

  24. Stacy H.

    Your water-coloring is just lovely!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  25. Sharon Gullikson

    The speckled watercolor look is so pretty and simple. Nice job

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  26. Julie Bowersett

    Love this beautiful card.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  27. Lori

    So colorful and classy!
    Thanks for the inspiration and the step by step instructions.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  28. Jeanne Rice

    So pretty. Love the soft colors and torn edges.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  29. Sandra Baggarly

    What a pretty Mother’s Day card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  30. Kathy j in Ellicott City

    Great card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  31. Sonia W

    Such a lovely card !!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  32. Tawna Witney

    This card is a really pretty creation!

    • Jean

      Thank you, Tawna ♥️♥️

  33. Kelly Gulden

    Love your card! Going to give it a go. Thank you!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️. I hope you’ll share what you make!

  34. Cynthia Powell-Cobb

    Love the simplicity of this lovely card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  35. Anne Sturgeon

    Such a beautiful card !!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  36. Dee Earnshaw

    aww this is so sweet – love it:)

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️. And you’re welcome (for the process).

  37. DebbieC

    Wonderful card. Great colours and design.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  38. Bunny Hoyle

    Wow, this is such a lovely card. It would make a great prize by itself. The colors are beautiful.

    • Jean

      Aw! You are so sweet! Thank you ♥️♥️

  39. Carol Zedlitz Coots

    Beautiful lovely cards

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  40. Sheila Rodriguez

    Beautiful misty water coloring on this card. This elevates the design from craft to art!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

    • Jean

      Thank you, Nandini ♥️♥️

  41. Cyndi Morris

    Beautiful, clean card. So elegant!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  42. Carolee McC

    Love your beautiful card!!!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  43. Geri S

    Beautiful soft and sweet card! Great variety in the new release!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️. And I agree! This release is so fun!

  44. Donna Engelson

    VERY VERY pretty! Thank you!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  45. Shawna

    What beautiful watercolors. I am hopeless at them

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️. Watercoloring heat embossed images is super easy because the embossing holds the color in and keeps it from going outside the lines! And it’s super fun!

  46. Joyace

    What a beautuful card! So elegant. Thank you so much.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  47. Patty A Eifert

    Beautiful card!! Love the design!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  48. Janice

    Your card is so pretty. Lucky Mom! Thanks for all the details.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  49. DenaAnn Schaufele

    Beautiful card. love how soft it feels.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  50. Kay Furnish

    Your card is so beautiful! I love the font used for the “mom” die. Thanks for participating in SSS very FUN blog hop today!

    • Jean

      Thank you! I love that font too! ♥️♥️

  51. Marilyn Behrens

    Lovely and delicate card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  52. Gayle I.

    Very lovely and delicate card design and colors!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  53. Shelley Lund

    I’m new to cardmaking and I love how I learned something different from each stop on the hop!

    • Jean

      Oh! That’s wonderful! I hope you’ll share some of your creations!

  54. Carol Rietzke

    Love this beautiful card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  55. LAURA CASSELMAN

    I love all the different elements that you put into this clean and simple card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  56. Denise C.

    What a lovely, delicate card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  57. Marilyn Fisher

    Simply beautiful!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  58. Cheryl

    So soft and pretty.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  59. Linda Davis

    Love, love, love these!! Have already placed two orders at Simon!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  60. Carol Rietzke

    I love the pop of color the tulips bring. A very attractive card.

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  61. Linda Mazzola

    Beautiful watercolors on your card. Your design is simple but elegant.

    • Jean

      Thank you, Linda! ♥️♥️

  62. Janet D.

    So delicately beautiful! Wonderful card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  63. Barbara Lassiter

    What a beautiful card for an ending to this blog hop!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  64. Meghan Kennihan

    What a beautiful design and colors! Love this!

    • Jean

      Thank you, Meghan! ♥️♥️

  65. Miesje

    So soft and pretty! I really like the colors!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  66. Mary Holshouser

    So refined and elegant.
    Love it. thanks for sharing

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

  67. Laura R

    This is an adorable card!

    • Jean

      Thank you ♥️♥️

jean

designer & content creator

I fell in love with card-making many years ago and I’ve been hooked on it ever since. I love trying out new techniques and finding the perfect color combination for whatever I’m creating.

By nature, I am an uber-organizer and a steadfast planner, but as you’ll see, my creations are much more fluid. And while I love color theory, the concept of lights and shadows, and the importance of depth and perspective – these are not things I worry about when it comes to my creations.

I simply find joy in creating and delight in sharing.

I hope that by sharing my cards and other art with you here on my blog I can inspire you to create something you love!

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